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The official music and entertainment news site of American Idol host and American Top 40 on air radio personality!Fri, 31 Jul 2015 22:35:03 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.1Ed Sheeran Shares Stage for Second In-Concert Proposal in Less Than a Weekhttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/27/ed-sheeran-shares-stage-for-second-in-concert-proposal-in-less-than-a-week/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/27/ed-sheeran-shares-stage-for-second-in-concert-proposal-in-less-than-a-week/#commentsMon, 27 Jul 2015 23:18:48 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=344308Ed Sheeran is on a wedding-themed roll this year, and he added to his tally this weekend by helping yet another musician friend get engaged during his set.

This time, the proposal in question came from Kodaline bassist Jason Boland.

The “Photograph” singer invited Kodaline and Glen Hansard to perform onstage with him during his stop in Dublin on Saturday, and afterward Jason got down on one knee in front of the entire crowd to ask childhood sweetheart Etaoin Corr to marry him.

“Thank you to Kodaline and Glen Hansard for joining me on stage today to sing some tunes,” tweeted the songwriter after the event. “And congratulations to Jay, what a way to propose!”

Ed received some good news of his own today, as it was announced via THR that he will be playing a recurring role on FX‘s forthcoming drama, The Bastard Executioner. Watch the first trailer for the gritty period series (with no Ed yet):

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/27/ed-sheeran-shares-stage-for-second-in-concert-proposal-in-less-than-a-week/feed/0Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé Lead MTV Video Music Awards Nominationshttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/21/taylor-swift-ed-sheeran-beyonce-lead-mtv-video-music-awards-nominations/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/21/taylor-swift-ed-sheeran-beyonce-lead-mtv-video-music-awards-nominations/#commentsTue, 21 Jul 2015 16:56:47 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=343893The MTV Video Music Awards nominees were released on Tuesday morning and Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Beyoncé lead the pack with the most nods … and the biggest stand-out tracks “Bad Blood,” “Thinking Out Loud,” and “7/11.”

Taylor was the top nominee with nine, with Ed coming in second with six and Bey right behind him with five chances to win a Moon Man.

Taylor and Ed each gained noms for multiple videos, while Kendrick Lamar received feature nods for both “Bad Blood” and “Never Catch Me” with Flying Lotus, as well as a Video of the Year nomination for “Alright.”

Miley Cyrus announced on Monday that she will be hosting the 2015 VMAs after her very memorable (and very raunchy) 2013 performance with Robin Thicke. “MTV won’t let me perform,” read signs worn around her neck in a Twitter photo, “so I’m hosting this year’s VMAs.”

The MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from L.A.’s Microsoft Theater on August 30 at 9 p.m.

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/21/taylor-swift-ed-sheeran-beyonce-lead-mtv-video-music-awards-nominations/feed/0Ed Sheeran Helps Rixton Singer Propose to Girlfriend During His Concerthttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/20/ed-sheeran-helps-rixton-singer-propose-to-girlfriend-during-his-concert/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/20/ed-sheeran-helps-rixton-singer-propose-to-girlfriend-during-his-concert/#commentsMon, 20 Jul 2015 17:51:21 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=343726Ed Sheeran‘s romantic music is likely responsible for dozens of relationships (and probably a few babies, too), but during his concert at Manchester Arena on Sunday, he took it to the next level.

The “Photograph” singer invited his good pal, Rixton‘s Jake Roche, onstage during his performance … and he ended up proposing to his girlfriend, Little Mixmember Jesy Nelson!

“A year ago today I met her at manchester arena, so it was only right, with a little help from my friend, that this happened,” Jake captioned a photo of himself down on one knee in front of Jesy. “Best day of my life.”

On Twitter, he continued his excitement of the moment:

Travelled 5 hours to sing our favourite song on his day off. I will never ever be able to repay you. Love you pal. @edsheeran

After the engagement, Jesy took the stage with Little Mix and her bandmates led the crowd in sending her their congratulations:

Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards, who is engaged to former One Direction member Zayn Malik, sent the couple her love in an Instagram post.

“It is beautiful to see two people so in love! What a gorgeous couple! I wish you both nothing but happiness! #Congratulations @jesymix14 @jake_rixton ❤️❤️❤️ oh and well done @teddysphotos you were magical! Perrie your little sis! ❤️❤️.”

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/20/ed-sheeran-helps-rixton-singer-propose-to-girlfriend-during-his-concert/feed/0Ed Sheeran’s First Signing to His Record Label Is Basically His Musical Twinhttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/17/ed-sheerans-first-signing-to-his-record-label-is-basically-his-musical-twin/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/17/ed-sheerans-first-signing-to-his-record-label-is-basically-his-musical-twin/#commentsFri, 17 Jul 2015 23:22:44 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=343632British singer-songwriter Jamie Lawson has become the first act to sign to Ed Sheeran’s newly-launched Gingerbread Man Records, the x artist announced on Friday.

Much like the “Thinking Out Loud” singer, Lawson posesses a raw and soulful voice and has displayed savvy in the acoustic love ballad arena with the release of “The Quiet Man” and “Wasn’t Expecting That,” among others. The latter track — about a spontaneous and fast-burgeoning relationship — placed him under the British redhead’s radar due to the emotion-laden lyrics and his enthralling delivery.

“I first became aware of Jamie Lawson a few years ago after hearing ‘Wasn’t Expecting That,'” Ed said in a statement. “I very rarely get emotional over a track, but that song stopped me dead. He manages to put across such raw emotion within his work, and I knew immediately that I wanted to work with this guy in some way.

“Having decided to start my own label, the first artist I had to sign was Jamie,” he added. “Starting Gingerbread Man Records means I can put music I love out there on a huge platform and Jamie seemed like the perfect choice for my first release.”

As for Jamie, who will release his self-titled debut album on October 9 via Gingerbread, he admits, “It means a lot to have him believe so strongly in me and my music. I’m honored to be his first singing.”

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/15/can-you-identify-2015s-top-pop-videos-from-these-obscure-shots/feed/0Ed Sheeran Makes Seacrest Studios Visit Extra Special For Patientshttp://ryanseacrestfoundation.org/2015/07/09/ed-sheeran-makes-seacrest-studios-visit-extra-special-for-patients/
http://ryanseacrestfoundation.org/2015/07/09/ed-sheeran-makes-seacrest-studios-visit-extra-special-for-patients/#commentsThu, 09 Jul 2015 20:02:29 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=342567http://ryanseacrestfoundation.org/2015/07/09/ed-sheeran-makes-seacrest-studios-visit-extra-special-for-patients/feed/0Taylor Swift, Drake, Ed Sheeran Have Sold the Most Albums of 2015 … So Farhttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/07/taylor-swift-drake-ed-sheeran-sold-most-albums-of-2015-so-far/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/07/07/taylor-swift-drake-ed-sheeran-sold-most-albums-of-2015-so-far/#commentsTue, 07 Jul 2015 23:26:57 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=342276Taylor Swift has been ruling the charts, airwaves, the Internet, our lives ever since she first dropped “Shake It Off” from her massive 1989 album last August … and nearly a year later, she’s still sitting pretty at the top.

Nielsen Entertainment has released its findings for the first-half of 2015, and the “Bad Blood” singer is No. 1 on the Overall Best-Selling Albums, Best-Selling Physical Albums, and Best-Selling LP Vinyls lists.

Right behind Taylor in the first category are Drakeand her good friend Ed Sheeran, whose albums sold 1,431,000 and 1,428,000 units respectively … although both are nearly 600,000 short of her 2,011,000.

Nicki Minaj – “Night Is Still Young”

Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”

Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”

Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance”

Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth – “See You Again”

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/06/22/vote-for-your-favorite-song-of-summer-final-round/feed/0Ed Sheeran Crashes Fan’s Mall Performance, Joins Her for ‘Thinking Out Loud’http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/06/15/ed-sheeran-crashes-fans-mall-performance-joins-her-for-thinking-out-loud/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/06/15/ed-sheeran-crashes-fans-mall-performance-joins-her-for-thinking-out-loud/#commentsMon, 15 Jun 2015 17:45:50 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=339790While cruising through the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada, Ed Sheeran heard a fan covering his smash single “Thinking Out Loud” and crashed her performance on Sunday.

The Edmonton Journal reports that the British singer heard the live rendition and walked out of the HMV store to join superfan Sydney Bourbeau for a surprise duet. Sydney, 13, was delivering her version of the cut as part of her music school’s fundraiser for the Edmonton Humane Society.

“I was like, should I stop? I didn’t want to stop, but I wanted to talk to him,” Sydney, who was also offered two tickets to his Sunday night concert at Rexall Place, told Edmonton Journal. “This is, like, the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”

In March, Ed surprised a struggling Australian couple at their complimentary wedding ceremony that was orchestrated by KIIS 1065’s Kyle and Jackie O. The singer performed “Out Loud” during the newlyweds’ first dance and shared the photo on his Instagram account.

“Just surprised this lovely couples first dance,” he captioned the photo. “Available for weddings, birthdays and bar mitzvah’s, contact your local super market for details.”

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/06/15/ed-sheeran-crashes-fans-mall-performance-joins-her-for-thinking-out-loud/feed/0Ed Sheeran Gives Inspiring Speech About Childhood Struggle With Stutteringhttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/06/09/ed-sheeran-gives-inspiring-speech-about-childhood-struggle-with-stuttering/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/06/09/ed-sheeran-gives-inspiring-speech-about-childhood-struggle-with-stuttering/#commentsTue, 09 Jun 2015 19:25:19 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=339217Ed Sheeran is a master at spitting out rapid-fire lyrics — especially when he covers rap songs — but that wasn’t always the case. As a child, the British-born singer struggled with a stutter that he eventually overcame around the age of 10.

And on Monday night at the American Institute for Stuttering’s Freeing Voices Changing Lives Benefit Gala in New York City, he got the chance to open up about what he went through and also inspire those who are similarly suffering with a moving speech.

“I was a very, very weird child,” explained Ed, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I had a port-wine stain birthmark on my face that I got lasered off when I was very young; one day, they forgot to put the anesthetic on, and ever since then, I had a stutter. I also had very big, blue NHS glasses — NHS is the National Health Service, one day I hope you’ll have the same! And I lacked an eardrum on one side of my ear, so stuttering was actually the least of my problems!”

When speech therapy and homeopathy didn’t improve his stuttering, Eminem did! After his uncle convinced his father that the Detroit rapper “was the next Bob Dylan,” Ed’s father bought the 9-year-old The Marshall Mathers LP and “I learned every word of it back to front,” Ed revealed in his speech. “He raps very fast and melodically and percussively, and it helped me get rid of the stutter.”

The 24-year-old then turned his attention to the youths in the room who also struggled. “Stuttering is not a thing you have to be worried about at all. Even if you have quirks and weirdness, you shouldn’t be worried about that. The people I went to school with that were the most normal and were the coolest when we grew up — I was telling Emily [Blunt] earlier that one of the cool kids from school now does my plumbing! That’s a fact!

“I wanted to not necessarily to shed light on stuttering or make it a thing, but stress to kids in general to just be yourself, because there’s no one in the world that can be a better you than you. If you try to be the cool kid in class, you’ll end up very boring and doing plumbing for someone who apparently wasn’t that cool. Be yourself. Embrace your quirks. Being weird is a wonderful thing.… I have a f**king football team now, that’s pretty cool!”

Not only did Ed inspire with his speech — and donate $20,000! — but he also treated the crowd to a performance of his hit single, “Thinking Out Loud,” as well as a mashup of “Don’t” with Blackstreet‘s classic “No Diggity.”